shades
Example Sentences
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I cut out poster board and stacked it to mimic Dad’s topographical map, painting the whole thing in shades of green and brown.
From Literature
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Behind dark shades and covered in diamonds, the singer started off by saying, “Make time for the people you love while you can.”
From Los Angeles Times
Just as the viewer starts to see the first shades of monotony rising over the horizon, Seyfried and Feig flip the script.
From Salon
Some clouds tasted different from others; a different chill and flavor to different shades of gray and white.
From Literature
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Small rooms line the hall on either side, all with the same black drapes over the windows, the same dim lamps with green shades.
From Literature
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.